Florida International Panthers at UTSA Roadrunners

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Florida International Panthers

7-6, 3-3 Away

Final
20 - 57

UTSA Roadrunners

7-6, 4-2 Home

McCown, Henderson lead UTSA's 57-20 rout of Florida International at First Responder Bowl

Florida International Panthers vs. UTSA Roadrunners: Full Highlights

UTSA (7-6) was making its sixth consecutive bowl appearance — seventh overall — and has won three bowls in a row. FIU (7-6) ended a bowl drought dating to 2019.

FIU had an early lead on a touchdown pass by Joe Pesansky and the Panthers made it 14-0 on Maguire Anderson's 97-yard punt return.

UTSA then scored the next 38 points.

Trailing 14-0, Henderson scored on a 2-yard run then tied the score when he caught a 40-yard touchdown pass from McCown. After a field goal, McCown connected with Devin McCuin on a 23-yard touchdown pass.

A'Marion Peterson capped the first-half scoring with a 10-yard touchdown run and a 31-14 lead for the Roadrunners.

UTSA had a 310-93 advantage in total yards in the first half, with 50 yards of FIU's total coming on a late second-quarter drive that ended on a fourth-down sack of Pesansky.

In the third quarter, Henderson ran five yards for a touchdown to make it 38-14, then Pesansky connected with Dallas Payne for a 22-yard touchdown pass. However, Pesansky's two-point conversion pass was intercepted and returned for two points by Ahamad Chapman, making the score 40-20.

UTSA added a McCown touchdown pass, a field goal and a TD run by Bryson Donnell in the fourth quarter.

McCown completed 18 of 28 passes for 295 yards.

Pesansky was 11-for-31 passing for 102 yards with two touchdowns.

UTSA had 481 total yards compared to 255 for FIU.

How can I watch Florida International Panthers vs. UTSA Roadrunners?

TV Channel: Panthers at Roadrunners 2021 College Football, week 1, is broadcasted on ESPN.
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Scoring Summary

TD	1st Period 12:17	Kyle McNeal 19 Yd pass from Joe Pesansky (Noah Grant Kick)
TD	1st Period 9:26	Maguire Anderson 97 Yd Punt Return (Noah Grant Kick)
TD	1st Period 6:36	Will Henderson III 2 Yd Run (Michael Petro Kick)
TD	1st Period 4:15	Will Henderson III 40 Yd pass from Owen McCown (Michael Petro Kick)
FG	2nd Period 14:55	Michael Petro 37 Yd Field Goal
TD	2nd Period 9:42	Devin McCuin 23 Yd pass from Owen McCown (Michael Petro Kick)
TD	2nd Period 1:17	A'Marion Peterson 10 Yd Run (Michael Petro Kick)
TD	3rd Period 8:25	Will Henderson III 5 Yd Run (Michael Petro Kick)
TD	3rd Period 4:13	Dallas Payne 22 Yd pass from Joe Pesansky (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
D2P	3rd Period 4:13	Ahamad Chapman Defensive PAT Conversion
TD	4th Period 14:20	Patrick Overmyer 34 Yd pass from Owen McCown (Michael Petro Kick)
FG	4th Period 6:02	Michael Petro 36 Yd Field Goal
TD	4th Period 1:55	Bryson Donnell 12 Yd Run (Jaffer Murphy Kick)

Statistics

FIU		UTSA
22	1st Downs	25
6-18	3rd down efficiency	4-12
1-10	4th down efficiency	2-2
255	Total Yards	481
176	Passing	295
21/49	Comp/Att	18/31
3.6	Yards per pass	9.5
79	Rushing	186
29	Rushing Attempts	40
2.7	Yards per rush	4.7
4-31	Penalties	11-133
2	Turnovers	0
0	Fumbles lost	0
2	Interceptions thrown	0
28:54	Possession	31:06

Game Information

Gerald J. Ford Stadium

Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 8,671 · Capacity:

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